Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-29 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian civil defence workers in Khan Younis are battling a massive fire following a new Israeli strike.
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[2026-05-29 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday reiterated President Donald Trump's "redline" demands in negotiations with Iran, including Tehran's commitment not to seek nuclear weapons, amid reports that Washington and Tehran have reached a tentative peace deal awaiting Trump's final approval.
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[2026-05-29 10:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s move comes as both sides try to prevent fresh ceasefire breaches scuppering a potential deal
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[2026-05-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vietnamese Communist Party leader To Lam, left, will deliver a keynote address during this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will represent Washington at the security meeting. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday following reports that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend the current ceasefire.
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[2026-05-29 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia has warned that deploying additional US troops near its borders would be “unacceptable,” after Washington pledged to send more soldiers to Poland.
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[2026-05-29 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday as investors weighed fresh military activity involving Iran against signs that Washington and Tehran were nearing a temporary agreement to halt their three-month conflict.
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[2026-05-29 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-05-29 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former chief of staff of UK Special Forces has told a public inquiry he believed war crimes allegations against the SAS were not referred to military police out of concern an investigation could disrupt operations and negatively affect morale.
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[2026-05-29 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Controversy has broken out in Germany over the trial of five pro-Palestinian activists, who are charged with belonging to a criminal organisation and destroying about €1m (£870,000) worth of property at the site of an Israel-based defence firm in Germany's Ulm.
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[2026-05-29 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of US military aggression against the island growing as negotiations between the nations stagnate, she said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three people have been killed and others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on a security checkpoint in the al-Mawasi area near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
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[2026-05-29 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Traffic at the Strait of Hormuz remains quiet amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran. © Reuters
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[2026-05-29 07:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
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[2026-05-29 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel is “done” with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, its UN envoy said, after an Israeli institution was named to a blacklist of countries and groups that have committed sexual violence in conflict zones.
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[2026-05-29 06:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-29 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Israel war on Iran will require additional naval vessels.
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[2026-05-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Continuing our theme that the endgame in drone warfare is nowhere near complete, and in many ways is only just beginning, a U.S. company called DZYNE Technologies has developed a containerized mass-launch system for kamikaze drones.
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[2026-05-29 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-29 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Wind turbines are pictured above Basque farmhouses near Durango, Spain, in March 2025. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain's increased wind and solar capacity meant the country fared better than many other European nations that were more dependent on Russian oil imports. © Reuters
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[2026-05-29 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yashar! Party leader Gadi Eisenkot said that it was necessary to come up with a “realistic plan” to draft haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the military, ahead of the upcoming elections and amid the IDF’s severe manpower shortage.
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[2026-05-29 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For several days, the Israelis have been warning of new military strikes on Lebanon's capital. People have been seen flooding out of the southern suburbs which have been a historic stronghold of Hezbollah support.
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[2026-05-29 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is pushing to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods keep piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices.
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[2026-05-29 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to expand its control of the Gaza Strip to 70 percent, according to remarks aired by Israeli media.
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[2026-05-29 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING, China — China said Thursday it will send a delegation of experts and scholars from its army's study institutions to attend Asia's premier security forum in Singapore.
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[2026-05-29 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a series of posts on Telegram, Hezbollah said it carried out two attacks targeting Israeli soldiers gathered in the village of Biyyada in occupied southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-29 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — The United States and Iran accused each other of violating an ongoing truce on Thursday following an exchange of fire, three months after the Middle East war began with a wave of US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.
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[2026-05-29 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon, striking Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect last month. RT journalist Ali Rida Sbeity has reported from the scene that residents of the crowded southern suburb received “no warning” before the attack.
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[2026-05-29 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but rebuilding its depleted inventories will “take years”, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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[2026-05-29 04:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The US and Iran have reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the war by 60 days, but President Donald Trump has yet to approve it, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-29 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and start negotiations for permanently ending the war, according to officials.
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[2026-05-29 04:14 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’
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[2026-05-29 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business dealings during Sudan's second civil war, with a ruling expected in December.
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[2026-05-29 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam said the country would continue mobilising Arab and international support to secure a proper ceasefire
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[2026-05-29 04:06 UTC+10:00] [Lebanese Health Ministry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam said the country would continue mobilising Arab and international support to secure a proper ceasefire
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[2026-05-29 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A House draft of a U.S. defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027 contains language tightening restrictions on the use of funds to reduce the number of American troops stationed in South Korea, its text showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 03:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-29 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon, saying it has hit hundreds of Hezbollah targets in the last few days.
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[2026-05-29 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme, US sources say.
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[2026-05-29 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US and Iranian negotiators have reached a deal for a 60-day ceasefire extension that would allow them time to negotiate a full end to the war on the Islamic Republic, but the deal must be approved by US President Donald Trump, the White House said.
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[2026-05-29 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army is facing mounting pressure over its inability to stop Hezbollah’s armed drone attacks, Al Jazeera reported.
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[2026-05-29 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading “blood libels.”
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[2026-05-29 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading “blood libels.”
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[2026-05-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the past few days, the headlines have been dominated by the news of a deal to end the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of US refueling aircraft, threatening heavy flight cancellations this summer, the head of the Israel Airports Authority said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-29 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Imad al-Salem, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shafi’i Mosque in Gaza City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-29 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abdrabu Mansur Hadi, the former president of Yemen who was forced into exile by the civil war that erupted during his tenure, has died at the age of 80.
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[2026-05-29 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: High-ranking military representatives from Lebanon and Israel will meet at the Pentagon on Friday for a fourth round of US-backed talks as Beirut’s willingness and ability to disarm Hezbollah takes centre stage.
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[2026-05-29 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations has “added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones”, prompting Israel to cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador to the UN says.
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[2026-05-29 03:15 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Israel widened its offensive in Lebanon on Thursday, striking Beirut for the first time in almost a month and pushing deeper into the country’s south, as its escalating conflict with Hezbollah threatens negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
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